comhairle

comhairle

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel, council”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɾˠl̠ʲə/, /ˈkõːɾˠl̠ʲə/

Noun

comhairle f (genitive singular comhairle, nominative plural comhairlí or comhairleacha)

1. (piece of) advice, counsel; direction, influence
2. council

Declension

Declension of comhairle

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative comhairle comhairlí Vocative a chomhairle a chomhairlí Genitive comhairle comhairlí Dative comhairle comhairlí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chomhairle na comhairlí Genitive na comhairle na gcomhairlí Dative leis an gcomhairle don chomhairle leis na comhairlí

• Alternative plural: comhairleacha

Derived terms

• ardchomhairle (“supreme council”)
• comhairleach (“advisory, consultative”, adjective)
• comhairleoir (“adviser, counsellor; councillor”)
• comhairligh (“advise, counsel; decide, resolve”, verb)
• dea-chomhairle (“good counsel”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
comhairle	chomhairle	gcomhairle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “comhairle”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “comhairle” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “comhairle” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “comairle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 33

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel, council”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃.ərˠʎə/

Noun

comhairle f (genitive singular comhairle, plural comhairlean)

1. advice
2. council

Derived terms

• comhairle-riaghlaidh (“junta”)
• comhairlich (“advise”, verb)
• comhairliche (“councillor”)
• neach-comhairle (“counselor”)
• tairg comhairle do (“advise”, verb)
• thoir comhairle air/do (“advise”, verb)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
comhairle	chomhairle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “comhairle”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “comairle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language